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Radio Guests – April 17, 2010 – Portmeirion, Wales

Locations in this article:  Buffalo, NY London, England

Portmeirion, WalesOn April 17, 2010, Peter Greenberg Worldwide will be broadcasting from the Hotel Portmeirion in Gwyneed, Wales. Featured guests include:

Former NTSB Lead Investigator Greg Feith guiding us through the latest travel news regarding the volcanic eruption in Iceland and its effects on transatlantic and European flights.

Alun Ffred Jones, the Minister for Heritage of the Welsh Assembly Government, talks about the special heritage of the Welsh;

Cynthia Ochterbeck, a writer for Michelin’s Green Guides, informs listeners about the attractions of the Portmeirion area;

Paul Lewn, General Manager of the Ffestiniog Railway, explains the historic, narrow-gauge local railway;

Costas Christ, editor-at-large for National Geographic Traveler, will talk about the latest in green travel, including Earth Day, the WTTC, and Maine tourism;

Mike Boyd, president of aviation consulting firm Boyd Group International, will discuss the latest travel news;

Jim O’Rourke of the Welsh Language and Heritage Centre, explains the Welsh language and Welsh culture;

Student Chelsea Fuller, a participant in Semester at Sea, calls in to discuss her latest adventures;

Robin Llywelyn, the grandson of Clough-Williams Ellis, the founder and architect of Portmeirion, discusses his grandfather’s creation;

Pamela K. Brodowsky, author of Ecotourists Save the World, fills us in on the latest in eco-travel;

Dave Williams, the head warden of Snowdonia National Park, explains the attractions of this local park;

Susan Jane Gilman, author of Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, discusses travel in China and how it’s changing.

Television and marketing executive Frank Radice discusses his article on PeterGreenberg.com about London’s City Airport plus the latest on London;

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